12 November 2013

Have you missed me?

Well I have missed you guys......
 
........first of all as I mentioned in my previous post
our son Ben managed to break his ribs at the end of October whilst playing rugby at University
 after the first week he decided that a weekend at home might help
( he also had a pile of laundry and no food )
I was just glad to see him again - I have to admit I had not found it easy being so far away from him knowing he was in so much pain!! 
 
We took the boy back late Sunday night and I confess I was feeling more than a little weary
....then woke up Monday morning with an ear infection and zero energy! 
Heaven knows what it was but oh boy I just hope I don't go down with it again,
I've been little more than a couch potato all week!!
 
But this morning, regardless of the housework that needs doing I just
had to get inky fingers and do something creative....
 
Here is the result:
Ooh it was good to do some colouring again and as you know I adore using my pencils on kraft!
 
SUPPLIES
Little Elf Pipa by Mo Manning
Christmas Grungy Messages - Lili of the Valley
Papermania Christmas Ribbon
DP: Nordic Christmas by First Edition Paper
Doily Corners and Borders die by Tattered Lace
Chalk ink
and of course Caran D'Ache Pablos & Faber Castell Polychromos pencils
 
I thought I'd jump right back into the blogging by entering Pipa in a few challenges
 
I think that's plenty for my first foray back don't you!
 
Toodle Pip peeps

22 comments:

DesignerDiva said...

Stunning Jane, your colouring on Kraft is even more awesome than usual!!
Hope everyone has recovered at your place!!
Big hugs Laurie xx

Squirrel x said...

Hope you are feeling perkier now sweetie! Another absolute stunner from you - wow, the pencilwork on kraft is amazing, this really sings out to me. Can you hear it? Listen carefully..."send to Squirrel, send to Squirrel". Did you hear it that time? Hmmmmmmm. Awesome artwork m'friend. Hugs Sxx

Sue said...

WOW! This is stunning Jane. I love the image and your colouring is amazing.
Sorry to hear that you have been unwell, I hope you are starting to feel better now
hugs Sue xx

Sara said...

I love the image and your colouring is amazing as always, hope both you and your son are feeling better soon, hugs Sara xx

Laine said...

Wow, this is amazing Jane. Fabulous colouring on kraft. Hope you all feel better soon.
Laine
xx

Gram's Treasures said...

Beautiful card, Jane. So glad you are feeling better.
Joyce xx

Unknown said...

You were in front of me on a couple of challenges that I entered and I was admiring :) So I had to come tell you how wonderful your card is!! I Love it!! Love the coloring on the kraft.. really fantastic!!!

- Susan
{Scrap A Thousand Words}
{Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges} *New Challenge Blog* DT Call Now

Joey said...

Beautiful card Jane, stunning colourwork. Hoping you are feeling much better now. Joey xx

Gramma said...

Once again I am picking my jaw up from the table top in front of me... Beautiful coloring. You brought Mo's little elf to life in a most fabulous fashion.
Hugz,
Gramma
PS: Yes, I did miss you. Hope Ben is starting to feel better.

Lorraine said...

This is STUNNING jane. Your colouring is amazing - love it.
Hope you're feeling better.
Lorraine x

Unknown said...

Amazing coloring, Jane, but I would never expect less from you! thanks for sharing this with us in Mo's Challenge.

Donna Mosley said...

Gorgeous card Jane, love the image and your colouring is absolutely stunning hun.

Donna x

Ingrid Mason said...

Awww, Jane - what a rough time you've been having. No matter how old our children are we mothers will always want to stop their hurting ...but then to become unwell yourself - what a double whammy, and I hope you are feeling much better now. Oh, your card is delightful - your colouring of 'Little Elf Pipa' is so beautiful and sensitive to the very sweet image. Your backing papers and layout are also very lovely. Good luck in our challenge this week. Ingrid xx (OSAAT Team)

Debbie Adams said...

Hi Jane, sorry to hear you were feeling under the weather, I hope your feeling better. I think the coloring of your image is beautiful. And I love the sentiment. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT.
Deborah - OSAAT DT

Chriss America Real said...

Your card is absolutely darling! I love the image and the color combination!

Take care of yourself honey bunny!

Thank you so much for playing along with the Stitchy Angels this week!

Hugs,

Chriss- DT - One Stitch At A Time
www.chrissandlou.blogspot.com
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/

Househund said...

Card if Another Christmas Cracker...
I hope your feeling better Jane
Take it easy when you can... we have a bust season coming up...
Oh I just Love Christmas...

Tracy said...

I adore your pencils on kraft too. :-)

CraftyGirl said...

Jane this is stunning. Love the coloring!!! Thank you for playing along this week at OSAAT. I sure hope to see you back again very soon. Good Luck in the challenge!!!

TTFN,

CraftyGirl OSAAT DT
craftygirlcardsandcrafts.blogspot.com

Nikki Byrne said...

Stunning card, that image is fabulous!! Thank you for joining us this week at OSAAT and good luck. Hugs

NIKKI DT

Lynn Whitehouse said...

Very cute image, love the colouring, Thankyou for joining us over at the Scribble and Scrap Challenge - hugs Lynn DT x

Sparkly Engineer said...

Your coloring is superb, especially on kraft paper. Love it.

Mary Anne, Great Impressions DT

Alyx said...

Love the CAS layout and gorgeous papers. Fabulous.

Thank you for joining us over at the Scribble and Scrap Challenge. Good luck.
xx